I, like most people, am hooked to Facebook pretty much all day. I have it on my phone and it's usually the first site I check out when I get to work. I would classify myself as a Facebook stalker. I hardly every write status updates and I barely upload pics. I just like to troll and see what everyone else is doing...usually getting silently annoyed that so and so had another kid or what's her face got a brand new awesome job. In my Facebook stalking, I've been noticing some very disturbing trends. In my opinion, Facebook is supposed to be a fun way to keep in touch with old friends and new, not air all your dirty laundry for everyone to see. The following "Facebook-ees" are on my list this week. For these people, there should be a Facebook manual. Zuckerberg: Get on that! : )
1. The Rabble-Rouser: This person updates their status solely to air all of their political thoughts and whims for all to see. They're just looking for a debate. Has anyone tried to debate an important topic like abortion or gay marriage over status updates? Does it sound logical that an important discussion could be had sharing information in this matter? No! If you feel that strongly about it, take action! And if you really have to vent, don't get so annoyed when your friends disagree with you: Opinions go both ways.
2. The Venter: These people share everything...and I do mean EVERYthing with their facebook friends. Their posts are interminably long and contain information that you could have lived your whole life not knowing. (My Facebook attention span is super short, so if there's a "Read More" icon underneath a post, I usually skip over it: Is that wrong?) Say all you want about Twitter, but some Facebook-ees could really benefit from the 140 character limit.
3. The Photographer: Whereas venters share stories, photographers share photos of EVERYthing they've ever done. (I feel I need to quantify this one. I honestly love seeing photos on Facebook, even more than posts. Babies, animals, concerts: I'll peruse them all!) I'm floored by the sheer number of photos of alcohol laced evenings and bad behavior some people post. This blows my mind! Some have literally thousands of this evidence. When the whole world is saying that employers are looking before they're hiring, why do they insist on sharing exhibit A?
4. The love-birds: As a total chick, I'm as big a fan of lovey-dovey as the next girl. But why oh why do you have to do this on Facebook? I've seen shared accounts that bare messages back and forth initialed so the other person knows that the other person wrote it (Confused yet?). They should know that actual communication through talking and sharing is much more romantic, not to mention much less annoying to the rest of us singletons.
5. The Salesman: With Tastefully Simple, AVON, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, Thirty-One and all the other home-based companies flourishing, it was only a matter of time until these salesman cashed in on the social-networking craze. I support your desire to make some extra cash, but really, do you have to share about it numerous times a day? Has your product really changed so much since an hour ago?
Ok, after re-reading this post, it kinda sounds like the mopey Kristen is back, but I promise she's not. I've been thinking about these peeps for a while, but after hearing some other people who have the same complaints, I finally decided to put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard as it were). So, remember, practice safe Facebooking, and don't be "that" girl.
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